WorksheetsREVIEW Unit 2 Chapter 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president of MEXICO during the Mexican-American war?
a)
Juniperro Serra
b)
Santa Anna
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Juan Gonzalez
2.
Most inhabitants of Texas favored what plan for their newly independent republic?
a)
requesting admittance to Mexico as a state
b)
applying for statehood in the US
c)
remaining an independent nation
d)
developing a trade economy for Texas
3.
Who was the commander and chief of the Texas Army during their fight for independence?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Santa Anna
4.
The new nation, the Republic of Texas, was also known by what NICKNAME due to its flag?
a)
The Bear Flag Republic
b)
The Lone Star Republic
c)
The Stars & Bars
d)
The Confederacy
5.
What treaty had given TEXAS its independence from Mexico
a)
The Gadsden Purchase
b)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
The Wilmot Proviso
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
e)
Treaty of Velasco
6.
What was Polk's "expansionist" campaign slogan during the Election of 1844?
a)
Fifty-Four Forty or FIGHT!
b)
Texas, No Matter What!
c)
Texas FOREVER!
d)
Manifest Destiny!
e)
Tippecanoe and Texas Too!
7.
Why did northerners object to the annexation of Texas?
a)
It would support the Missouri Compromise.
b)
It would increase the number of free states.
c)
It would increase the number of slave states.
d)
It would create additional alliances with Mexico.
8.
The "disputed territory" in Texas that prompted the Mexican-American War was located between which TWO rivers? Please select BOTH of these rivers located in present-day Texas.
a)
Red River
b)
Nueces River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Brazos River
e)
Sabine River
9.
Occurring weeks before the war was officially declared, the first shots fired during the Mexican-American War occurred during which incident?
a)
Veracruz Invasion
b)
Thornton Skirmish
c)
Battle of Buena Vista
d)
Battle of Palo Alto
10.
According to your lecture, the Mexican-American War was fought on THREE fronts, what were the three fronts? Please select ALL correct answers.
a)
The Borderlands
b)
Alta California
c)
March to Mexico City
d)
Padre Island
e)
Nuevo México
11.
What series of 5 laws solved the issues surrounding the new territory acquired from the Mexican-American War for the time being?
a)
The Missouri Compromsise
b)
The Compromise of 1850
c)
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d)
The Wilmot Proviso
12.
Where did the battle of Sonoma occur?
a)
Nuevo México
b)
The Borderlands
c)
Alta California
d)
Baja California
e)
March to Mexico City
13.
Which societal issue did the “Wilmot Proviso”attempt to resolve in the territory acquired following the Mexican-American War?
a)
Mexican trade restrictions
b)
the National Bank
c)
the practice of slavery
d)
the southern transcontinental railroad
e)
the increase in tariffs
14.
Which statement regarding the "Wilmot Proviso" is TRUE?
a)
It was supported by President Polk.
b)
It passed in the House but not in the Senate.
c)
It brought an end to the Mexican-American War.
d)
It extended the Missouri Compromise line westward.
15.
With the Mexican Cession, the U.S. acquired part of ______ present-day states.
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
10
16.
During the Mexican-American War, the United States was negotiating treaties and land cessions in the Pacific Northwest with which other nation?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
17.
What line of latitude, also known as a “parallel”, forms the U.S.-Canadian border?
a)
the 40° N. latitude line
b)
the 49° N. latitude line
c)
the 54° N. latitude line
d)
the Mason-Dixon line
e)
the Missouri Compromise line
18.
The first mission in Spanish-California was established in what present-day city?
a)
Sacramento
b)
Los Angeles
c)
San Diego
d)
San Francisco
19.
The first mission in Spanish-California was established by what Catholic priest?
a)
Father Junipero Serra
b)
Father Pedro Armengol
c)
Father Juan de Castillo
d)
Father Joseph Pignatelli
20.
Why do some people feel that the Catholic priest from the previous question does not deserve to be a saint?
a)
because he could have become a saint in the 1700's but he did not.
b)
because he started the missions and let the Spanish mistreat Native Americans.
c)
because he helped soldiers track down Native Americans who ran away.
d)
because he often ignored the orders he was given by the Spanish leaders.
21.
What role did disease play in the survival of the Spanish missions?
a)
Disease weakened many Native Americans and made them too weak to properly construct the missions.
b)
Disease weakened many Native Americans and made them too weak to resist or escape the missions.
c)
Disease killed so many Native Americans that there was no one left to live or work in the missions.
d)
Disease killed so many Native Americans that it convinced the Spanish to free those who survived.
22.
The first fences along the U.S.-Mexico border were built in response to what problem?
a)
to keep cattle from both countries from wandering across the international border
b)
to monitor immigration regulated by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
to channel people to official crossing points
d)
to keep Pancho Villa and his raiders out of New Mexico
23.
Which natural barrier creates a large stretch of the present-day United States-Mexico border?
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Nueces River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
24.
The results of the Mexican-American War:
a)
Texas became an independent nation.
b)
U.S. acquired Alaska.
c)
U.S. agreed to move border further North.
d)
Mexico gave to America: Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, etc.
25.
What was the outcome of the Mexican American War?
a)
Mexico sells CA to USA, Texas becomes independent and Mexico recognize Rio Grande border
b)
Texas remains part of Mexico
c)
The USA gains control of Canada
d)
The USA loses territory to Mexico
26.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
27.
What year was Texas annexed into the United States?
a)
1718
b)
1821
c)
1836
d)
1845
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